Eddie Murphy Says He's Planning to Do a Stand-Up Tour 'Next Year' After Hosting 'SNL'

Eddie Murphy‘s career resurgence is getting even bigger.

But as he recently revealed on Netflix’sPresent Companypodcast, he’s not done yet. He’s also eyeing a return to stand-up!

“Next year in 2020 I’m going to go on the road and do some stand-up,” Murphysaid on the podcastwith host Krista Smith while looking ahead after hisSaturday Night Livereturn.

The comedian will host this year’s Christmas episode, marking his first time leading the show in 35 years. Murphy made a brief appearance onSNLin 2015 for a special tribute for the show’s 40th anniversary but has not delivered a full monologue since 1984.

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Murphy previously hinted that he might be nearing a return to stand-up inJerry Seinfeld‘sComedians in Cars Getting CoffeeNetflix show. The topic came up when Seinfeld lightly teased Murphy from staying away from the format that he excelled in for so long.

“You know that you not doing stand-up drives people crazy — you know that, right?” Seinfeld asked Murphy.

Murphy said he’d heard that before and mentioned the late comedian Don Rickles urged him to return to the stage before his death.

“I’m going to do it again,” Murphy said. “Everything just has to be right. You have to get up there and start working out. [I] still gotta go to the comedy club.”

source: people.com